United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division — 1:13-cv-00127 (D.D.C.)
Cleared with remedies
The Department of Justice sued to block AB InBev's acquisition of the rest of Grupo Modelo, arguing it would raise beer prices in the United States. The parties settled with a proposed final judgment requiring AB InBev to sell Constellation Brands the perpetual United States rights to the Modelo brands and the Piedras Negras brewery, which is why Corona has a different owner in the United States.
- divest brand: Corona (United States) → Constellation Brands — Perpetual, exclusive licence for the United States.
- divest brand: Modelo Especial → Constellation Brands
- divest brand: Pacífico → Constellation Brands
- divest business → Constellation Brands — The Piedras Negras brewery in Mexico, so the buyer would not depend on the seller for supply.